Surinder Bhatia

Project Management Consultant

Midstream, Downstream, Upstream

 

United States, Mexico

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Project Management

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Midstream: Projects

Downstream Subsegment: Refining

Downstream Disciplines: Project Management

Upstream Disciplines: Project Management

Upstream Areas: Onshore, Offshore

3. Current Employer:

Innovative Project Solutions, Inc.

4. Previous Employers:

Arco Chemical Company, Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), Shell Oil Company (Shell), General Electric Company (GE)

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

Prior to joining the oil business I was working as an engineer in the Distribution And Assembly Division (DAD) of General Electric designing motor control centers for commercial and industrial buildings and going to University of Southern California (USC) for Masters in Mechanical Engineering on a part time basis.

On graduation from USC in February 1967, I had to make a couple of important and tough decisions of my life with several options including i) going back to India ii) get married to my wife now in 54 years of marriage iii) pursue doctorate degree at USC iv) stay with GE and work at the Gas Turbine Division in N.Y or go into the oil business.

I chose to get married and picked the oil vs gas turbines and the rest is history.  

Okay, now for some fun things about Surinder…

6. What are three of your interests outside of work?

• I used to ski but can't ski anymore for health reasons

• Physical fitness

• Helping people grow

7. What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

• Raising two kind, caring, smart and successful children.

• Successful marriage for fifty four years and continuing to enjoy family.

• Successful career, earning two graduate degrees MSME and MBA while working full time.

8. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

If I were a superhero I would make everyone in the world a success

9. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

Engineer

10. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be                 .

Doing anything to keep my family comfortable

11. My favorite song is               by            .

"That is life sung" by Frank Sinatra

12. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

I would start a Commercial Real Estate Development Company

13. The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

Never lie and stick to your commitments